Posture Correction Exercises

In the present scenario, people are becoming very conscious about their looks. But they tend to overlook one of the most important aspects of personality, i.e. posture. Maintaining correct posture not only makes you feel fit and active, but also makes you look smarter and younger. Read further to know about the correct sitting posture…

Ideally your posture should be in such a manner that while sitting, your back is straight, chest up and out and your belly tucked in, because a bulging stomach destroys your very posture and makes it look unattractive. Make sure, that the chair you are sitting on is comfortable and gives support to your spine. When you sit, try sitting in one go, in the sense that there should be a flowing movement. Avoid jerky movements.

At the initial level, you might face a hard time sitting in a proper posture, but, if you make a sincere attempt to perform posture correction exercises, then nothing is impossible. There are plenty of exercises to correct posture and if carried out properly and regularly, they will show good visible results.

Here are some easy to do exercises to correct posture:

• Take a chair and sit comfortably on it with your feet touching the floor. Relax your shoulders and keep your head straight. Now pull your chin in toward your neck.
• There is an exercise called shoulder blade squeeze, which is very simple to perform. All you need to do is to sit on a chair, with your hands resting on your thighs. Keep your shoulders straight and then slowly move your shoulders backwards and squeeze your shoulder blades together.
• One of the easiest exercises is abdominal pull-in, in which you need to inhale and then exhale slowly to a count of five, pulling your tummy in.